volleyball rotations & terms

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Rotation 1(serve recieve)

Rotation 6(Service receive)

Rotation 4(Service receive)

Rotation 2(Service Receive)

Rotation 3(Service Receive)

Rotation 5(Service Receive)

51(B)

A quick set to the back or front, in the middle

5

A high set to the right side

4

High set to the Outside hitter

Slide

In between the height of a 5 and 1; a set to the right side

A(31)

A quick set(near the net) to the outside hitter; in between middle and left side of the net

Hut

Same height as a slide, but to the outside hitter

3/Rip

A medium height set to the outside hitter, middle, back row. Set in between 4 and middle

71(C)

Set low to right side or middle; set a little to the right of the middle of the court

52

a set to the middle or back row. A medium height set

72

Same height as a 52, but set a little behind the setter

Pipe

A set to the back row middle, same height as a 52 or maybe higher

White

The bottom left of the court

Brown

The area in the middle of the back court

Red

The bottom right area of the court

Ace

An unreturnable serve

Kill

Successful attack

Dig

Passing a hard hit

Block

The action of going up and trying to stop a hit(remember to not touch the net when blocking!)

Tip

A soft tap from an outside hitter; right around the ten foot line.

Mismatch

When a hitter is matched with a weak blocker

Out of system

When a team cannot run their planned offense due to a poor pass

Service 1

Service 2

Service 3

Service 4

Service 5

Service 6

Seam

The gaps or spaces between two passers during serve receive

Low seam

A serve that stays low, forcing players to use a low last second platform adjustment. Often causes aces.

deep seam

The area between you and another player and the back line